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Johannesburg - A group of land invaders in Etwatwa on
Sunday agreed to leave peacefully after the Red Ants were called onto the
scene, said the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department.

"Finally, they are removing their shacks," said
EMPD spokesperson Clifford Shongwe.

The group, mostly dressed in EFF T-shirts and berets, had
arrived at Extension 34 in Etwatwa on Saturday to occupy land close to the
Sentrarand Transnet Depot.

Members of the metro police department as and the SA
Police Service were called to the scene, but the group had refused to move on
Saturday, claiming they been waiting for houses for a very long time, said
Shongwe.

"As [the] Red Ants arrived, the community started to
sing protest songs and becoming violent. Police prepared to protect Red Ants as
the land invaders wanted to fight Red Ants. Seeing that police would not allow
any violence, their leaders in red T-shirts decided they should remove
shacks," Shongwe said.

Law enforcement officers monitored the situation as the
land occupiers took down their shacks and removed their belongings.

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